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Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.
Billy Joel
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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
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William M. Joel
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